Oiler.



PATENTED APR. 18, 1905.

J. KNEGHT.

OILBR.

AYPLIGATIOH FILED DEC. 1. 1904 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

No. 787,846. PATENTED APR. 18, 1905. J. KNBGHT.

OILER.

APPLICATION FILED 13110.1, 1904.

2 SHEETSBHEET 2.

I lln'r j" UNtTnn STATES Patented April 18, 1905.

ATENT FFICE.

OILER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 787,846, dated April18, 1905.

Application filed December 1, 1904. Serial No. 234,988.

lo /I// who), it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JOHN Kxnonr, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Bluttton. Indiana. have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Oilers, of which the following is a specification,containing a full, clear, and exact description, reference being bad tothe accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

My invention relates to improvements in oilers; and it consists of thenovel features herein shown, described, and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective showing my improved oilerapplied to the gearing ot' a windmill, the foundation of the tower beingbroken away to economize space and the wind-tans being omitted. Fig. 2is an enlarged elevation of the oiler removed from the windmill-gearing, the view being taken looking in the direction indicated by thearrow 2 in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on the line 3 3 ofFig. 2 and looking in the direction indicated by the arrow, thesupportirig-brackets beingomitted. Fig. & is a sectional elevation on aplane parallel with Fig, 1, upon an enlarged scale, of the oiler removedfrom the windmill-gearing, the view being taken at right angles to Fig.2.

Re tel-ring to the drawings in detail, the supporting-post 5 is adaptedfor attachment to the frame of the windmill-gearing or to any otherdevice to which the oiler is to be applied, brackets t3 and 7 extendingupwardly from the post. An oil-distrflmting chamber 8 is formed in theupper end of the post 5, and oil-feeding tubes 9 lead downwardly fromthe chamber. A channel guide-arm 10 leads upwardly from theoil-distributing chamber 8, the channel of the arm communicating withthe chamber and there being a stop 11 crossing the upper end of thechannel. A split clamping-ring 12 has trunnions. 13 and 14C, mounted inthe upper ends of the brackets 6 and T. The oil-can 15 is mounted in thering 12, the body of the oil-can being cylindrical in Form and having afilling-nipple 16 at its upper end. The tube 17 extends upwardly tromthe oil-can, the filling-nipple being at one side of the top of theoil-can and the tube '17 being at the opposite side, and the upper endof the tube 17 is closed. The measuringtube 18 is mounted in the tubelTand extends to the bottom of the can 15, there being an elbow-bend atthe bottom of the can, so that the measuring-tube leads along the bottomof the can to the opposite side. and then a second elbow-bend leadsdownwardly through the bottom of the can. The lower end of thelueasiu'ing-tube 18 strikes the stop it), which extends across the upperpart of the oil-distributing chamber H when the can is in the. verticalposition, as in Figs. 1 and 2, and strikes the stop 11 across the upperend of the channel in the guidearm ll) when the can is in a horizontalposition. as in Fig. 4E, and the said lower end of the measuring-tubetravels back and forth in the channel of the guide-arm, so that any oilwhich may drip from this measuring-tube at any time will be conducted tothe oil-distributing chamber.

The rod 20 is attached to the eat-s21 on the back side and upper end ofthe can 15 and to the shitting mechanism of the windmill or othermachine to be lubricated, so that when the mill is thrown out ofoperation the can is tipped to its horizontal position, thereby allowingthe oil to run from the can into the upper end of the measuring-tube 18,and so that when the parts are shifted to start the mill the can will-betipped to its vertical position, thereby allowing the oil in themeasuring-tube to run into the distributing-chamber 8 and from thedistributing-chamber through the oil-feeding tubes 5) to the bearingsand parts to be lubricated.

[t is obvious that this principle may be applied to any machine withoutdeparting from the spirit of my invention.

The object of the extension-tube 17 is to provide means for extendingthe receiving end of the measuring-tube upwardly, so that no oil willenter the receiving end of the measuring-tube until the oil ceases toflow from the discharge end in tilting the oil-can from its vertical toits horizontal position.

I claim p 1. In an oiler: the supporting-post 5; the brackets 6 and 7extending upwardly from the post; there being an oil-distributingchamber 8 in the upper end of the post; the oil-feeding measuring-tube18 mounted in the oiler-can;

said measure-tube being Z-shaped and the discharge end of themeasuring-tube extending into the channel-arm so that the measuring-tubewill be discharged when in a vertical position.

3. In an oiler: a suitable support having an oil-distributing chamber; achannel-arm leading upwardly from the oil-distributing chamber; theoil-can 15 pivotally mounted above the oil-distributing chamber; thetube 17 extending upwardly from the oil-can; the measuring-tube 18mounted in the tube 17; and extending to the bottom of the can 15; therebeing an elbow-bend at the bottom of the can so that the measuring-tubeleads along the bottom of the can to the opposite side; and a secondelbow bend leading downwardly through the bottom of the can; the lowerend of said second elbow-bend being in the channel of the guide-arm;substantially as specified.

In testimony whereofl have signed my name to this specification inpresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN KNECHT. lVitnesses:

WV. 1. EVANS, FRED AHBAUCHER.

